Canon Del Novillo District

Past Producer in Tamaulipas, Mexico with commodities Asbestos, Talc-Soapstone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001073
MRDS ID MX25040
Record type District
Current site name Canon Del Novillo District
Related records 10304039

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.27673, 23.71935 (WGS84)
Relative position W OF EL ASBESTO. LAT LONG FOR APPROXIMATE DISTRICT CENTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Tamaulipas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) SERPENTINIZATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 18
USGS model code 8d
Deposit model name Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.27673, 23.71935

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Discovery year 1909
Year of first production 1909

Mining district

District name CANON DEL NOVILLO DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SALAS, G.P., 1970, EVALUACION GEOLOGICO - MINERA DEL DISTRITO ASBESTIFERO DEL CANON DEL NOVILLO, C. VICTORIA, TAMAULIPAS: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES BOLETIN 71, 20 P.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.